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- Randy Orton wrote the following on Twitter: Got to watch Undertaker perform in Waco tonight at the #Smackdown live event. Very motivating to watch him do his thing. #Legend Killer — Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) February 24, 2013 - “Snitch” starring WWE Champion The Rock opened second at the box office this weekend. The film [...]
WWE uploading video footage of The Undertaker returning at Saturday night’s Smackdown live event in Waco, Texas on their official YouTube channel. You can watch it embedded below: [...]
- In a sad “where are they now?” update, Virgil is panhandling memorabilia in Grand Central Subway Station. You can view coverage at this link by DeadSpin.com. - Diamond Dallas Page posted the following footage of Jake Roberts coming to Scott Hall’s house in Florida: - Texas Rangers catcher A.J. Pierzynski says his favorite wrestler [...]
Undertaker has been in negotiations with WWE about working Wrestlemania 29 this year. While his health is obviously a factor, the main reason he was holding out was over money. We can confirm Undertaker met with Vince McMahon and Triple H about Wrestlemania two weeks ago in Nashville, TN. We reported on February 14th he [...]
WWE just uploaded footage of Undertaker’s return at Saturday night’s Smackdown live event in Waco, Texas on Tout. You can watch it embedded below: Information! [...]
The Undertaker returned to WWE at Saturday night’s Smackdown live event in Waco, Texas. He teamed with Sheamus to face Damien Sandow & Wade Barrett. Information is coming in very quickly and we have not confirmed if Undertaker has agreed to work Wrestlemania 29. He lives just over an hour and a half away from [...]
Ricardo Rodriguez voiced his displeasure with Glenn Beck on Twitter. You can view what he had to say below: Glen Beck said what? Huevos! Doesn’t he have to go cry about some stupid post? I have some Vicks if you need it, SEÑOR! — Ricardo Rodriguez(@RRWWE) February 23, 2013 Hey @glennbeck let’s do a little [...]
In addition to a new blog on The Huffington Post, Linda McMahon sat down for an interview to reflect on spending $100 million on her two failed Senate campaigns. “I thoroughly enjoyed campaigning, because I got to meet the people all across Connecticut and hear what their issues were,” McMahon told HuffPost Live host Abby [...]
WWE is promoting next week’s Smackdown as Social Media Smackdown. In a commercial that aired during this week’s broadcast the following elements are being promoted: Live Tweets What’s Trending Fan Polls Tout Vote, participate and connect – the three aspects WWE is encouraging from their fans. You can watch the commercial embedded in the video [...]
- WWE has announced the following May live events: 5/10 from the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, LA 5/11 from the the Ford Arena in Beaumont, TX 5/17 from the EA Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, KY - This week’s episode of WWE Vintage Collection featured the following: * Jeff Hardy & Christian vs. Matt [...]
Following WWE extending an invitation to appear on Raw and Zeb Colter offering 5 minutes of time to give an unedited rebuttal, political commentator Glenn Beck responded on Twitter: Unfortunately I am currently booked doing anything else.theblaze.com/stories/2013/0… — Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) February 23, 2013 [...]
This week’s edition of “WWE Backstage Fallout” Smackdown featuring Sheamus & Kaitlyn has been posted by the official WWE YouTube channel. The video is embedded below: [...]
In response to the controversy involving political commentator Glenn Beck, the official WWE YouTube channel has uploaded a video in which Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter break kayfabe in order to address Beck directly. Swagger and Colter introduce themselves by their real names: Jake Hager and Wayne Keown, and explain the nature of kayfabe. The [...]
Jack Swagger faces the following fines from his arrest on Tuesday night: $188 for speeding $437 for possession of marijuana $1,300 for Driving Under the Influence if it’s his first offense Swagger can pay the speeding and marijuana fines via check or online but must appear before a judge on the DUI charge. He could [...]
- Diamond Dallas Page posted the following on Twitter: Scott’s first @ddpyoga workout!!! #FEELtheBANG! @scotthallnwo ow.ly/i/1yYN4 — Diamond Dallas Page (@RealDDP) February 22, 2013 - Linda McMahon has a blog entry available here on HuffingtonPost.com. - According to Jim Ross on Twitter, a deal is in the works to bring WWE NXT to national television in [...]
Episode 13 of The JBL & Cole Show featuring Ricardo Rodriguez & Aksana has been posted by the official WWE YouTube channel. The video is embedded below: [...]
- WWE announced on Friday they have declared their quarterly dividend. Below is the official release: WWE® Declares Quarterly Dividend STAMFORD, Conn.– WWE (NYSE:WWE) announced that its Board of Directors today declared the Company’s regular quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share for all Class A and B shares of common stock. The record date for [...]
- The Miz is scheduled to appear as a guest on “Conan” next Wednesday to promote The Marine 3: Homefront and Wrestlemania 29. The show airs weeknights at 11/10c on TBS. Click here for more information. - Wade Barrett is scheduled to appear at the premiere of the WWE Studios film “Dead Man Down” next [...]
WWE is moving forward with the Jack Swagger/Zeb Colter storyline as the company has invited political commentator Glenn Beck to Monday’s WWE Raw. The company sent out the following press release on Friday: STAMFORD, CONN. — WWE has extended an invitation to talk show host and political commentator, Glenn Beck to appear live this Monday [...]
- The Rock’s latest movie, Snitch, hits theaters on Friday. Time reviewed the flick at this link. - Forbes has a new interview on with Steve Austin. Click here to read it. - John Laurinaitis returned to WWE at Thursday’s WWE Raw live event in Qatar prior to Tensai vs. Michael McGillicutty. Big Johnny came [...]
- Sheamus showed off his plates for the new WWE Championship title belt in this Tweet: Here’s the only improvement I’d make to the new #WWE Championship belt. Well, #StPatricksDay‘s a coming twitter.com/WWESheamus/sta… — Sheamus (@WWESheamus) February 21, 2013 - Darren Young suffered a knee injury during the 30-man Royal Rumble match and it is [...]
- Santino Marella wrote the following on Twitter regarding his neck injury: I’m aiming for March 1st to be cleared for Battle! — Santino Marella (@milanmiracle) February 22, 2013 - John Laurinaitis appeared at Thursday’s WWE Raw live event in Doha, Qatar. You can view a photo at this link. [...]
Jack Swagger could mail in or pay his fines online if he doesn’t contest the speeding ticket and a marijuana possession he was issued in Gulfport on Tuesday. However, he is required to appear before a judge on the charge of driving under the influence. All three are misdemeanor charges. The Sun Herald has a [...]
With many speculating on the future of the Jack Swagger/Zeb Colter storyline following the arrest of Swagger, WWE seems to have taken a step forward with the gimmick. The following videos were uploaded on the “WeThePeopleZeb” YouTube channel: [...]
WWE is advertising The Rock for Extreme Rules on May 19, 2013. A presale to obtain tickets begins Friday at 10 AM. The following is from the company’s official Facebook page: WWE returns to St. Louis on Sunday, May 19 at 6:30pm when EXTREME RULES is broadcast to the world from St. Louis’ Scottrade Center [...]
- Texas A&M head football coach Kevin Sumlin will be named an honorary World Heavyweight Champion by WWE prior to the main event of Sunday’s Smackdown live event in College Station. KBTX.com has more at this link. - WWE has announced a May 5th live event from the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Maryland [...]
The Rock is featured in the latest episode of “Outside the Ring.” You can watch it embedded in the video below: [...]
We’re told Jack Swagger smoking marijuana is not news to the WWE office. Sources indicate Swagger has tested positive for grass before and had the fine deducted from his downside guarantee. He even had push once derailed due to positive tests that also carried behavioral issues. Under the WWE Wellness Policy (section 15B), a positive [...]
- WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn is scheduled to be at this week’s WWE NXT tapings from Full Sail University. Show wrote the following on Twitter: #NXT tonight @fullsail Orlando! Ill be there Champ’n it up. Who wants a piece of this??? (NXT divas only) — Kaitlyn (@KaitlynWWE) February 21, 2013 - WWE developmental worker Oliver [...]
WWE will hold another set of NXT tapings Thursday night from the campus of Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. Full Sail’s Facebook page provides more information: This month’s NXT filming in the Full Sail Live Venue will feature appearances from former WWE and World Heavyweight Champion “The Viper” Randy Orton, the NXT Superstars, [...]
The Raw crew begins their weekend on Thursday with a live event from the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar. Top names advertised include John Cena, CM Punk and Ryback. Click here for official event information. [...]
Tickets for the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony are sold out. I just tried a search and was unable to retrieve any results at Ticketmaster. It’s expected that additional tickets will be available as more inductees are announced. Already confirmed are Mick Foley, Bob Backlund, Trish Stratus and Bruno Sammartino. The 2013 WWE [...]
Jerry Lawler did a local media interview with WMC-TV Channel 14 where he discussed his road to recovery after suffering a heart attack last year. Lawler says his girlfriend tells him he’s depressed because he’s still not cleared to wrestle. While he admitted he doesn’t feel depressed, he’s not cleared to wrestle because he’s taking [...]
Jack Swagger, whose real name is Donald Jacob Hager, was pulled over at 11:59 PM Tuesday night after leaving this week’s Smackdown taping in Biloxi, Mississippi. Police say they initiated a traffic stop when they noticed a 2013 Ford Taurus speeding. Once stopped, the officer observed Swagger, the car’s driver, was impaired and searched the vehicle. Marijuana [...]
Just to clear up any misinformation out there, alcohol was not a factor in the arrest of Jack Swagger. While he was charged with DUI, marijuana possession and speeding, the DUI charge was not for the consumption of alcohol. TMZ updated their report to also confirm this. Jack Swagger Arrested For DUI & Marijuana After [...]
This week’s episode of WWE Raw did an average viewership of 4,662,000 viewers on the USA Network. Below is the breakdown by hour: Hour one – 4,818,000 viewers Hour two – 4,674,000 viewers Hour three – 4,493,000 viewers The show ended up with a 3.30 cable rating. [...]
The reactions are beginning to pour in regarding the arrest of Jack Swagger for DUI and marijuana possession. Everyone seems to be genuinely dumbfounded how he could allow for this to happen after winning the Elimination Chamber match just three days ago. The timing of the arrest is particularly harmful as WWE received a large [...]
TMZ is reporting that Jack Swagger was arrested Tuesday night in Mississippi for allegedly driving under the influence with marijuana in his vehicle. Swagger was leaving this week’s Smackdown taping from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi when he was stopped by police for speeding. The officer determined Swagger was driving under the influence and searched [...]
WWE stars answer questions the following questions – “Where do you want the next Wrestlemania to be held?” and “Who’s the strongest superstar in WWE?” – in the latest episode of WWE Inbox. You can watch it embedded in the video below: [...]
Dot com has a new article on 2K Sports acquiring the WWE video game license now online. There isn’t much new from what we’ve already reported although they do still refer to the next game as WWE ’14 and not WWE 2K14 as noted in the ESPN report. 2K’s COO David Ismailer is quoted in [...]
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